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pathfinder · #1 September 28th, 2003, 11:55 AM

Nutz, I can't get the demo to work at all.

Freezes when I hit the "Play" button.

System:

WIN98SE
AMD Athalon XP1700+ cpu
DirectX 9.0a
512 MB RAM
GeForce 4200 TI w/64MB RAM & 44.03 Nvidia drivers
Creative Audigy (latest driver)

Alpha Kodiak · #2 September 28th, 2003, 02:15 PM

I'm noticing that a lot of the systems (though not all) that are having problems have AMD processors. Is anyone with an AMD processor able to run?

Phoenix-D · #3 September 28th, 2003, 05:31 PM

Yep. AMD 1700+ (i.e. 1.4 GHz) here.

Pablo · #4 September 30th, 2003, 08:26 AM

Updated all drivers/directx but still the freezing is spoiling the fun as I have to exit the game and start it again in order to get rid of the messed-up display. Reloading the game is no good; it is required to restart the game. This happens ~every 5-10 minutes. Any ideas?

David E. Gervais · #5 September 30th, 2003, 12:16 PM

FYI: I have the following system..

ECS Elitegroupe K7S5A motherboard
AMD Athlon XP 1700+ (1.46ghz)
nVidia GForce2 MX/400 64mb
SoundBLaster Live! Value
256 Meg RAM
30gig HD, 52x CD-ROM,

The game runs fine for me, but early on the game was crashing to desktop without warning. With Aaron's help the problem was tracked down to the sound card.

I found updated drivers at www.soundbLaster.com and it has never crashed since.

The nVidia drivers I'm running are v45.23.
The SBLive drivers are v 5.12.2.252 (7/24/2002)
I have the original v1.0 of my motherboard BIOS.

None of my devices are sharing IRQ's except for my USB controllers and my sound card. (but I have no USB devices plugged in to my computer)

I've heard that many motherBoards have problems with AMD, but most if not all of these have BIOS patches that fix the problem.

One other note,.. the only 'active' program on my taskbar (icons on the bottom right!) is the volume control. (I'm a firm believer in running programs WHEN I need them, and not having stuff running IN CASE I will need them.)

I hope some of this info helps, have a great day.

Cheers!

[ September 30, 2003, 11:17: Message edited by: David E. Gervais ]

Makinus · #6 September 30th, 2003, 12:28 PM

My system:

AMD 1.3 GHZ
256 MB Ram
HD 60 GB
Windows 98
Geforce 4/64MB
2 USBs beign used (Palmtop and Webcam)

And in my system the game run smootly (the demo), never having to upgrade any drivers or any kind of problems (but i use the safe mode)...

And i'm using the highest graphics possible in the demo, and it runs normally, never having a hang or anything....

So the AMD processr aren't the problem...

One thing i did was getting all the windows fixes from microsoft some time ago and i never had any problems with games anymore...

Hope this helps...

Instar · #7 September 30th, 2003, 06:33 PM

I am seeing a lot of problems with AMD things... perhaps upgrading the flash BIOS could fix some issues (however, if you incorrectly flash your BIOS, you can really screw it up!, so be careful).
Your motherboard brand might be hard to figure out. Most big companies have their own motherBoards that you can update at their site. Otherwise, you are going to have to look up your mobo manufacturer and see what BIOS updates are there.
Edit:
Just realized not many might understand what I mean. The Flash BIOS is a chip on your motherboard that is the lowest of the low level things, and acts as the interface between all your computer components. You might have to update that. Your specific mobo manufacturer has details, look for your manual, or look right on the motherboard itself to see the brand.

[ September 30, 2003, 17:36: Message edited by: Instar ]